There's an analogy there with politics and with democracy. You have to somehow figure out how to aggregate those into societal preferences. In a parliamentary system, you can have multiple parties because they can form coalitions. If you have a tiny party, the chances that you will ever win an election for the president become vanishingly small.
Welcome to the April 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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